Nightjars & Allies
A Tawny frogmouth camouflaged in a stump-like posture.
Caprimulgiformes Classification (Lists from Wikipedia)
- Family Steatornithidae (Oilbird)
- Family Podargidae (frogmouths, 15 species in 3 genera)
- Family Nyctibiidae (Potoos, about 5 species in 1 genus)
- Family Caprimulgidae
- Subfamily Chordeilinae (New World nighthawks)
- Subfamily Caprimulginae (typical nightjars)
- Family Eurostopodidae (eared nightjars)
Frogmouth Species List
Genus Podargus
Genus Batrachostomus
- Tawny Frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
- Marbled Frogmouth, Podargus ocellatus
- Papuan Frogmouth, Podargus papuensis
Genus Batrachostomus
- Large Frogmouth, Batrachostomus auritus
- Dulit Frogmouth, Batrachostomus harterti
- Philippine Frogmouth, Batrachostomus septimus
- Gould's Frogmouth, Batrachostomus stellatus
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Batrachostomus moniliger
- Hodgson's Frogmouth, Batrachostomus hodgsoni
- Short-tailed Frogmouth, Batrachostomus poliolophus
- Bornean Frogmouth, Batrachostomus poliolophus mixtus
- Javan Frogmouth, Batrachostomus javensis
- Blyth's Frogmouth, Batrachostomus affinis
- Sunda Frogmouth, Batrachostomus cornutus
- Solomons Frogmouth, Rigidipenna inexpectata
Nightjars Species List
Subfamily Chordeilinae (nighthawks)
- Genus Eurostopodus (5 species)
- Genus Lyncornis (2 species
- Genus Nyctiprogne (2 species)
- Genus Lurocalis (2 species)
- Genus Chordeiles (6 species)
- Genus Nyctidromus – Pauraque
- Genus Phalaenoptilus – Common Poorwill
- Genus Siphonorhis (2 living species)
- Genus Nyctiphrynus (4 species)
- Genus Caprimulgus (some 40–50 species, including the European Nightjar)
- Genus Gactornis – Collared Nightjar
- Genus Antrostomus (11 species)
- Genus Macrodipteryx – Long-primaried nightjars (2 species)
- Genus Hydropsalis (2 species)
- Genus Uropsalis (2 species)
- Genus Macropsalis – Long-trained Nightjar
- Genus Eleothreptus – Sickle-winged Nightjar
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